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MEETING PROGRAM
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Program At A Glance
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Sunday Program
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Monday Program
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Tuesday Program
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Wednesday Program
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Thursday Program
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MEETING PHOTO GALLERY
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Meeting of the minds 
Student Poster Winner 
The TMS 2008 Exhibition 

TMS 2008 Technical Program Highlights  

This year’s technical program offers 56 symposia with more than 2,200 presentations providing knowledge important to your field.  A few of the symposia are highlighted below that also include related technical or networking events.  For a full listing refer to the meeting program. 

2008 Nanomaterials: Fabrication, Properties and Applications
Related Event: poster session and networking reception, Sunday, 6 to 8 p.m., Room 273

9th Global Innovations Symposium: Trends in Integrated Computational Materials Engineering for Materials Processing and Manufacturing
Related Events: Networking reception, Monday, 5:50 to 7:30 p.m., Room 281;
American Physical Society session, “Computational Materials Science,” Monday, 8 a.m., R02, R03

Computational Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Related Event: Poster session and networking reception, Sunday, 6 to 8 p.m., Room 288

Hael Mughrabi Honorary Symposium: Plasticity, Failure and Fatigue in Structural Materials — from Macro to Nano
Related Events: Poster session and Networking reception, Sunday, 6 to 8 p.m., Room 386;
Hhonorary dinner, Monday, 6 to 9:30 p.m., Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Marlborough A (Purchase dinner tickets at registration desk.)

Hume-Rothery Symposium: Nanoscale Phases
Related Event: William Hume-Rothery award lecture, Monday, 2 p.m., Room 276

Light Metals-Related Symposia

  • Alumina and Bauxite
  • Aluminum Reduction Technology
  • Cast Shop Technology
  • Electrode Technology 2008
  • Hot and Cold Rolling Technology
  • Recycling
Related Events: Networking reception, Sunday, 6 to 8 p.m., Room 292
Light Metals Division luncheon lecture, Wednesday, noon to 2 p.m., Rooms 265-268 (Purchase luncheon tickets at the registration desk.)

Magnesium Technology 2008
Related Event: Networking reception, Sunday 6 to 8 p.m., Room 291

Materials and Society-Related Symposia

  • Sustainability, Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
  • Energy Conservation in Metals Extraction and Materials Processing
  • IOMMMS Global Materials Forum 2008: Creating the Future MS&E Professional
  • Materials for Infrastructure: Building Bridges in the Global Community
  • Role of Engineers in Meeting 21st Century Societal Challenges
  • Sloan Industry Centers Forum: Techno-Management Issues Related to Materials-Centric Industries
Related Events: Women in Science Breakfast Lecture, Monday, 7 to 8 a.m., Rooms 265-268;

Structural Aluminides for Elevated Temperature Applications
Related Event: Poster session and networking reception, Wednesday, 5:40 to 8 p.m., Room 394

Ultrafine-Grained Materials: Fifth International Symposium
Related Event: Poster session and networking reception, Tuesday, 6 to 8 p.m., Room 395-396

ITEMS TO NOTE

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Shuttle Service...
from the hotels to convention center.  Shuttles run every 15 minutes. Click on the maps and shuttles link for more information.

On-site Registration...
Registration and packet pick up is located in Hall J during the following hours:
Sunday
11am-8pm
Monday

7am-6pm

Tuesday
7am-5:30pm
Wednesday
7am-5pm
Thursday
7am-10am

Registration badges must be worn for admission to technical sessions, the exhibition and social functions.

Audio/Video Recording Policy
TMS reserves the right to all audio and video reproductions of presentations at TMS sponsored meetings. Recording of sessions (audio, video, still photography, etc.) intended for personal use, distribution, publication, or copyright without the express written consent of TMS and the individual authors is strictly prohibited. Contact TMS Technical Programming at (724) 776-9000, ext. 212, to obtain a waiver release.

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